Mishkat al-Masabih

Mishkat al-Masabih 311

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Mishkat al-Masabih 311
Arabic hadith text

وَعَن عَلِيٍّ قَالَ: سَأَلَتْ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَنْ الْمَذْيِ فَقَالَ: «مِنَ الْمَذْيِ الْوُضُوءُ وَمِنَ الْمَنِيِّ الْغسْل» . رَوَاهُ التِّرْمِذِيّ

Translation

ʿAlī said: ‘I asked the Messenger of God about madhy. He replied: “Madhy requires ablution, and semen requires a full ritual bath.”’ Al-Tirmidhī transmitted it.

Translation notes

  • The accompanying grading labels this report ṣaḥīḥ (sound). Madhy is pre-seminal fluid; ghusl is a full ritual bath.